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Minneapolis director of Neighborhood Safety resigns

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1 year ago

January 21, 2025

Minneapolis director of Neighborhood Safety resigns

Luana Nelson-Brown, who was in charge of the city’s violence prevention department, announced her resignation this week.

Nelson-Brown was appointed director of the Neighborhood Safety Department, formerly known as the Office of Violence Prevention, in 2023. That office coordinates Minneapolis’ safety-beyond-policing efforts, including boots-on-the-ground violence interrupters and the city’s once-lauded Group Violence Intervention (GVI) program.

The GVI program has suspended interventions with individuals involved in group violence since 2023, and the program manager running it has recently separated from the city as well. In recent months, Nelson-Brown has been under increasing scrutiny from City Council members wanting to know why her department hasn’t deployed violence interrupters to crime hotspots in their neighborhoods and why work that Neighborhood Safety previously did has gone dormant.

Community Safety Commissioner Todd Barnette informed council members on Tuesday that Nelson-Brown had accepted a new job outside the city and will be leaving her position on Saturday.

In a statement, Barnette praised her work. “During her tenure, Director Nelson-Brown worked to strengthen the organizational structure of the department and improved key processes and procedures. Several key positions have been filled in the past few months and under her leadership, the new team continues to refine organizational procedures that strengthen the department’s mission of neighborhood and community safety. … I thank Director Nelson-Brown for her service to NSD and wish her all the best as she begins a new endeavor.”

Barnette said he would serve as the interim director of neighborhood safety starting Sunday.

In a statement, Nelson-Brown said, “It has been an incredible privilege to lead the transformation of this department, building it from a collection of programs into a fully functional entity with strengthened processes and procedures that align with the City’s mission of prevention, response, and restoration. I am confident that the strong relationships we’ve established with our safety partners will continue to carry forward in this important work.”

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What is a data center?

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9 hours ago

March 4, 2026

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What exactly is a data center and why are so many being proposed across Minnesota? Professor Manjeet Rege, chair of Software Engineering and Data Science and director of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence at the University of St. Thomas, joins us to explain how these massive facilities store and process the world’s data and what the economic, environmental, and infrastructure questions are as Minnesota considers hosting more of them.

Posted March 4, 2026 4:27pm CST

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Minneapolis Ranked Among U.S. Cities With The Most People In Financial Distress

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21 hours ago

March 4, 2026

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Minneapolis Ranked Among U.S. Cities With The Most People In Financial Distress

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis is ranked among the American cities with the most people in financial distress nationwide, according to a recent analysis by WalletHub.

The personal finance website, which defines financial distress as having a credit account in forbearance or with deferred payments, looked at the country’s 100 largest cities without data limitations across nine metrics, including average credit score, change in bankruptcy filings year-over-year, and share of people with accounts in distress.

Minneapolis came in 44th on the list, between Stockton, California, at 43rd and Fresno, California, at 45th, according to the ranking.

Nationwide, the cities with the most people in financial distress were Chicago at No. 1, Houston at No. 2 and Las Vegas at No. 3, the ranking said.

“Getting out of the downward spiral of financial distress is no easy feat,” according to WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo.

“You may get temporary relief from your lenders by not having to make payments, but all the while interest will keep building up, making the debt even harder to pay off. People who find themselves in financial distress should budget carefully, cut non-essential expenses, and pursue strategies like debt consolidation or debt management to get their situation under control.”

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Whitefish council creates proclamation in solidarity with city, citizens of Minneapolis

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March 3, 2026

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Whitefish council creates proclamation in solidarity with city, citizens of Minneapolis

WHITEFISH, Mont. — The Whitefish City Council in February presented and signed a proclamation expressing solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis.

The proclamation states that Whitefish mourns the loss of life that occurred in Minneapolis and stands in solidarity with its residents.

It reaffirms the city’s commitment to equal treatment under the law and emphasizes that peaceful protest is a fundamental American right.

The proclamation was supported by five of the six council members.

Mayor John Muhlfeld said the action was meant to reaffirm the city’s values.

“A mayoral proclamation that is supported by five of six City Council members supporting solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and reaffirming our supportive, just, equal and welcoming community,” Muhlfeld said. “I think this is somewhat overdue. Our town’s been through a lot over the years, This is more importantly to reaffirm our values as a council with our community because we care deeply about you.”

Over the last year, Whitefish has faced criticism amid rising tensions surrounding the Department of Homeland Security.

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